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Chapter 1
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1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
译文:有钱的单身汉,总想娶位太太,这已经成了一条举世公认的真理。
分析:该句是主语从句形式,it是形式主语,that后面引导的部分是实际主语。truth:n. 这里并非指客观事实、客观真理,而是指人们相信的事情。
in possession of:相当于possess,拥有
a good fortune:或者直接说a fortune 指的是a large amount of money很多钱,
2. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighborhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.
译文:这样的单身汉,每逢新搬到一个地方,四邻八舍虽然完全不了解他的性情如何,见解如何,可是,既然这样的一条真理早已在人们心中根深蒂固,因此人们总是把他看作是自己某一个女儿理所应得的一笔财产。
分析:先看第一句:However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighborhood, 这句的语序倒装了,真正的主语是the feelings or views of such a man, 谓语是may be, 然后才是作为表语的little known。on his first entering a neighborhood是时间状语, neighborhood指的是某个邻里、地方。
这句调整成正常语序后就变成:However the feelings or views (of such as a man) may be little known (on his first entering a neighborhood)
再看后面的句子:this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families.fix不是修理或者固定,而是牢牢记住, to set firmly in the mind的意思。
最后一句:rightful property合法的财产;someone or other 某个。
3. “My dear Mr. Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, “ have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?”
译文:有一天班纳特太太对她的丈夫说:“我的好老爷,尼日斐花园终于租出去了,你听说过没有?”
分析:his lady指的是女主角Elizabeth的母亲Mrs. Bennet, him指的是Elizabeth的父亲Mr. Bennet。Netherfield Park是小说里虚构的地名奈则菲尔德庄园,park这里不是公园而是指包含大片土地的私人庄园,let这里的意思是rent租借。
4. Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.
“But it is,” returned she; “for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.”
译文:班纳特先生回答道,没有听说过。
“的确租出去了,”太太说道。“朗太太刚刚来过,她把这事一五一十地全告诉我了。”
解读:Mrs. Long是小说里的一个配角。return意为reply。
5. Mr. Bennet made no answer.
“Do you not want to know who has taken it?” cried his wife impatiently.
“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.”
This was invitation en